my1stcummins
Adventurer
I was home from the great white north this last weekend and spent Monday exploring forest service roads off highway 20 near Baker Lake in the Mt.Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
While any day exploring is a good day, many of the roads were still closed due to heavy snows this winter and if they were not gated with steel, the downed trees made them impassable.
This was the first time I had a chance to test my new sulastic shackles and Carli control arms. All in all the truck rode well, but I still aired down the tires just to play it safe. What I did find is that the control arms allow the suspension to cycle with so much ease that the Thuren soft ride coils that I have almost seem too soft and the truck wants to bottom out on bigger pot holes. Either the bumps tops were making contact or the Carli arms were knocking. When I was under my truck today I noticed that they were somewhat twisted in their resting state which seemed odd but perhaps that's what they want to do.
Today I finally made a bracket and installed the front air quick coupler in my bumper which I should have had before my trip.
Less talk, more pics.
While any day exploring is a good day, many of the roads were still closed due to heavy snows this winter and if they were not gated with steel, the downed trees made them impassable.
This was the first time I had a chance to test my new sulastic shackles and Carli control arms. All in all the truck rode well, but I still aired down the tires just to play it safe. What I did find is that the control arms allow the suspension to cycle with so much ease that the Thuren soft ride coils that I have almost seem too soft and the truck wants to bottom out on bigger pot holes. Either the bumps tops were making contact or the Carli arms were knocking. When I was under my truck today I noticed that they were somewhat twisted in their resting state which seemed odd but perhaps that's what they want to do.
Today I finally made a bracket and installed the front air quick coupler in my bumper which I should have had before my trip.
Less talk, more pics.
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ics there Cummins! Looks like you had a lot of fun on your trip. It makes you want to get out in to the bush....